Movable house tent



Dec. 20, 1966 HElSE MOVABLE HOUSE TENT Filed Nov. 8, 1963 F/G. I

/NVNTOP HERMANN HEISE it r; r n x United States Patent 3 Claims. (or.52-79 The present invention pertains to a preconstructed transportablehousing unit with tent attachment.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a heavyhousing unit adapted for conventional transportation for purposes suchas emergency units on the site of a catastrophe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a unit of the typedescribed comprising means for loading and unloading whichsimultaneously serves the purpose of assembly of the unit in the fieldand which simultaneously also comprises additional means spacing theunit from the ground, ground moisture, ground cold and danger of flood.

Yet another object of the invention is to utilize the loading andunloading means simultaneoulsy as supporting members for solid floorsfor tent additions.

Still another object of the invention is to limit the dimensions of theunit within the legal limits of vehicles on public highways, roads andstreets while fully utilizing the maximum dimensional requirements thusimposed for optimum inner space.

Yet another object of the invention is to equip the units of the typedescribed in such a manner that they may be put up safely on unevenground.

Still another object of the invention is to provide the unit of thepresent invention with jack shafts capable of actuation within a verylimited space and without excessive requirement of force.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the house unit ofthe invention in such a manner that it may be unloaded upon rails overwhich it may subsequently be pulled to the field site or liftedsufficiently to permit slipping of a loading equipment underneath same.

Other objects and the attendant advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from the attached drawingsin which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a house unit of the present inventionwith the jack shafts closed in assembly ready for transportation:

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the house unit of FIG. 1 in operativeposition supported by 4 shafts in assembly with tent floors.

FIG. 3 is a detail of the supporting structure.

FIG. 4 is a view from the right of FIG. 3.

The box-shaped rigid housing unit 1 presenting a rectangular basic formand having openings for windows 2 and doors provided in the front walls3, comprises on each of the four outer vertical edges angle irons 4corresponding approximately to the height of the unit and serving asprotection for the edges during transportation. These angle irons havemeans for being swung outwardly about pivot 5, so that they may serve asa support for insertable tent floors 6.

The supporting arms 7, 8 are triangular sheet metal pieces, which arealso swingably mounted to the unit at pivot 5. Their free ends areprovided each with a shaft nut 10 pivotally mounted to the supportingarms by means of pins 9 and in threaded engagement with threaded shafts11 and which may be rotated with the aid of a ratchet type tool in sucha manner that the elongated shafts 11 may be moved axially. The lowershaft end 12 rests upon a loosely arranged pressure plate 13.

The edge 14 of supporting arms 7, which is in vertical position when thedevice is not in operation is bent at a right angle to the broad side 15of the house unit 1, as shown in FIG. 1. When the edge 14 extendshorizontally (FIG. 3), it serves as supporting edge for the swingableangle irons 4, which in turn support the insertable tent floor 6.

In the nonoperative position, the supporting arms 7 and the angle irons4 are fixedly mounted on the front side 3 of the housing unit by meansof screw bolts 16, which extend through aligned bore holes provided inthese parts. This holds true .also of the swung open position (FIG. 2)where bolts 16 are shown secured in the housing unit. When the device isnot in position, the supporting shafts 11 extend parallel to the angleirons 4 which are turned upward to serve as protection of the edges ofthe front walls of the house unit.

In order to prevent the shafts which are in lifting position, fromtipping sidewardly, the shaft nuts may be secured relative to thesupporting arm, by fixing pins 9 to' the arms so as to avoid theirswinging sidewardly. During lifting operation it is recommended that thehouse unit be supported on all sides.

The tent floors 6 are provided with a roof by means of tent rods andcanvas guides using the side walls of the house tent as support in aconventional manner.

A knock-down type of structure as heretofore described can be easily andquickly assembled, disassembled, and moved in a manner to accomplish theobjects of this invention.

In use, bolts 16 are removed to allow arms 7, 8 to pivot about pivots 5from the position shown in FIG. 1'

to the position shown in FIG. 2 and the bolts are then fixed in the unitas shown. Angle irons 4 are also pivoted about the pivots 5 and shafts11 are pivoted about pins 9 to the positions shown in FIG. 2. Nuts 10are rotated to raise and level the structure and floors 6 are laid onthe channels 4 to complete the erection.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing disclosurerelates to only a preferred embodiment of the invention and that it isintended to cover all changes and modifications of the example of theinvention herein chosen for the purposes of the disclosure, which do notconstitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention setforth in the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A combined housing and tent unit comprising a portable house havingwalls which meet to define corners, support and leveling means mountedat each corner whereby the house may be mounted level on uneven terrain,and tent floor supporting means projecting laterally from said housingand mounted on said support and leveling means and constituting the solemeans for mounting and supporting a tent floor.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein each said support and leveling meanscomprises an arm secured to the house, a threaded shaft mounted on thearm, and a nut in threaded engagement with the shaft, said tent floorsupporting means being supported by said arm.

3. A combined housing and tent unit comprising a portable house havingwalls which meet to define corners, an arm pivotally mounted on thehouse at each corner thereof, means for fixedly securing each arm in onepivoted position against the house and in a second pivoted positionextending outwardly from the house, a threaded shaft mounted on eacharm, a nut in threaded engagement with the shaft, and an angle ironpivoted on each of the pivots for said arms whereby to provide a supportfor a tent floor.

(References on following page) Patented Dec. 20, 1966 3 4 ReferencesCited by the Examiner FOREIGN PATENTS UNITED STATES PATENTS 998,255 1951France. 313% 2 215323 523252 FRANK L-ABBOTRPHW 5/1959 McCully 254--86 5JOHN E. MURTAGH, Examiner. 7/1965 Pettersen 52-66X

1. A COMBINED HOUSING AND TENT UNIT COMPRISING A PORTABLE HOUSE HAVINGWALLS WHICH MEET TO DEFINE CORNERS, SUPPORT AND LEVELING MEANS MOUNTEDAT EACH CORNER WHEREBY THE HOUSE MAY BE MOUNTED LEVEL ON UNEVEN TERRAIN,AND TENT FLOOR SUPPORTING MEANS PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID HOUSINGAND MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND LEVELING MEANS AND CONSTITUTING THE SOLEMEANS FOR MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING A TENT FLOOR.